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I plan to take a 1 month trip in Greece this year, heading there on 15.07, starting from Igoumenitsa ( I plan go by land from Luxembourg to Brindisi, and take a ferry from there) . The land route would be a lot more interesting and beautiful, but there some countries outside EU to cross...

I visited the Monegros area a couple of weeks ago, doing some tracks I found in wiki loc. Great place and location. Thank you for the suggestion.

From what you are saying the biggest limit will be your and you skill set. So go out, start small, increase difficulty and if you get to the vehicle limit, than you consider upgrades. What I would do first on a vehicle would be tires and protection ( Wrangler has stock some...

good for you that you can still joke about it :) . I am lucky because my wife is very cautious and fearful, and best of all - she hates driving more than getting wet or dirty. I don't even need to ask, she just jumps out of the car and goes to scout, pokes with a stick mud holes...

In many parts of West Europe you have this kind animals called marder, not sure if you have it over there, that likes to chew on wires, and many companies offer insurance for that as well. Mostly I heard about it in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.. In some parts of the country side they are...

Install the iOverlander app, there are some spots there

I am comming back with the promised test results. After the test trip I am fairly certain that a 100 AH AGM can be replaced easily with a 50 Amp Lifepo4. Needs more testing in colder climates, lifepo4 does not like cold and there the perfomance drops, but for me is a non issue, I don't...

I have no explanation on why US pick ups have such a minuscule official payload compared with the rest of world. They seem to be built fine. Dodge RAM 1500 is the only US pick up sold officially trough dealers in Europe and they state a GWM of 3500 kg ( 7716 lbs ) which is very...

got a 50 amp Lifepo4 6 kg to replace my 27 kg 100 AH AGM. https://greencell.global/en/lifepo4-batteries/4099-lifepo4-battery-50ah-128v-640wh-lithium-iron-phosphate-battery-photovoltaic-system-camping-truck.html Priced dropped a lot. Leaving for a week-end trip later today to test if it...

In 6 years maybe 3 times I was in convoy. I travel alone except the occasional OB meet. I have 2 walkies talkies, good enough if I meet someone and we travel on the same route for a few hours or when my wife gives me directions for a more difficult bit. If this changes ( i don't...

I have been using cross bars only since 6 years ago. I was not aware of the safety factor, truth to be told, but for me I was just trying to have less weight up top, which is always a good idea. On top of it, I was using often the vehicle for other stuff and most cross bars you can...

You make a plywood box to encase the slide + fridge. Slide tray is bolted to the bottom of the box. Fridge is anchored to the slide, like it would be anyway. Said box you anchor with straps on what ever anchor points you have. As far as I know you can add plenty of those in a...

I had an Autohome Columbus hardshell RTT. They are one of oldest companies in the world that were making RTT's since the 50's. Great stuff that was sitting on a pair of cross bars. The most conforatlbe sleep I ever had outside. I never had the illusion of safety in one, ground tents...

Great looking rig. They are also sold as Renault Alaskan in Europe, so even if they discontinue it, it might survive with a different name.

I decided to come out of the closet and admit that I own a pair of crocs that are used around the tent and at the campsite. They are most comfortable and practical things I have for this purpose. The advange over some comfy slippers is you don't slip out of them on wet grass and small...

Even in shade the solar should supply enough voltage. So a 100W solar panel should put out idealy maybe 7 amps even 9 amps ( never seen tough, maybe at the Ecuator :) ) in a good day, right ? In shade maybe as little as 2 amps, but should deliver something. That means, in theory the...

In preparation to transition to a new vehicle, a 4x4 that will have less space than my pick -up, I bought a 50 Amp Green Cell Lifepo4 battery, It is half of the volume and 6 kg instead of the 27 kg that my 100 AH AGM has. In theory, you can discharge an AGM for a number of time up to 50%...

Most DC to DC converters sense when engine is running, and most of them are set to start charging when the voltage on the receiving end is more than 13.2 or something around that. Many have this ignition wire. ( redarc, CTEK, Victron... etc) .The interesting option of the Kisae is to...

I know what you mean. When the guy told me the initial delivery date September I almost started crying. I guess they expected some production issues but it seems to be ok now. I hope you get yours soon. I the mean time I found a solution for the awning. I plan to have a couple of cross...

it is a bit of an overkill, one 100 w panel is enough. You will do fine, had the same setup, 35 l fridge. I stop, I connect the solar panel ( 100 W foldable ) , when the sun is down the battery is still full, that means the panel more than covers what ever the fridge is drawing. During the...